former space shuttle commander eileen collins. >> no human has walked on mars to me that's inspirational who is going to be the first person on mars will it be an american >> reporter: but a manned mission to mars is likely 20 years or more away the future now isn't just about nasa it's about other countries and commercial space business. china wants to put its own people on the moon meanwhile, spacex and boeing will soon fly astronauts to the space station taking over from russia >> it's a very sensitive joystick. >> it is. >> reporter: boeing chief astronaut chris ferguson showing me the starliner looks like a fighter cockpit, which is why i really like it. >> reporter: tonight 50 years after apollo 11 -- >> it's time to go back to the moon, this time to stay. >> reporter: the world again has its eyes on the stars. tom costello, nbc news at the kennedy space center. >> a lot to explore out there. >>> that's "nightly news" for this thursday. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news thank you for watching and good night. >>> right now packing up and moving on. bay area residents are ge

but slowly female astronauts gained acceptance in 1905 eileen collins was the 1st woman to pilot a space shuttle she flew the discovery to the russian space station mir. and in 2007 peggy whitson became the 1st female commander of the international space station the us. with a total of $665.00 days in space she still now says most experienced astronaut of any gender. to date 63 women from 9 countries have carried out missions in space most of them came from the united states. so far germany hasn't sent a woman into space but the store knowlton initiative has selected 2 women to train for spaceflight. so the term manned spaceflight is obsolete now sebastian bryden star has even said the 1st person on mars is likely to be a woman. if outlet is right right but only thing. do you have a science question that you've always wanted answered it we're happy to help out send it to us as a video text over a smell if we answer it on the show will save you a little surprise as a thank you can i just ask. to find us at d w dot com slash science or drop us a line at d w underscore site tech on facebook

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